Required Trainings

Educational Equity

Educational equity training for school directors is required by RCW 28A.343.100 and offered through our OnBoard professional learning series.

Due to their interactive nature, we call these trainings “learning experiences” because participants engage with each other and a variety of materials; they don’t just sit and listen. Directors can have these learning experiences in-person or virtually.

Newly-elected school board members must take two 2.5-hour courses during their first two years of board service, and one course in each subsequent school board term, which is typically four years. They can be taken in any order, and school directors can select the topics that interest them the most.

Open Government

Open government training for School Directors is required by RCW 42.30.205. School directors should take the training within 90 days of taking the oath of office and every four years thereafter. The course focuses on the Open Public Meetings Act (OPMA) and the Public Records Act (PRA). WSSDA hosts this 90-minute course taught by the Washington Attorney General’s office at its November Annual Conference. The training is also available online. Both the in-person and virtual versions provide a certificate of completion for you to retain as proof of completion.

Tribal Consultation

Tribal consultation is required for some districts by the federal Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). These trainings are produced and delivered by OSPI’s Office of Native Education. School directors, superintendents, and any other staff at school districts that are required to perform tribal consultation under Title VI of the federal Every Student Succeeds Act must take and certify the completion of tribal consultation training.